CNN Hit Back at Trump's 'Phony Emoluments Clause' Claim With a Real Time Fact Check for the Ages

After reversing course on holding the 2020 G-7 summit at his Trump National Doral resort over the weekend, Trump spent time Monday defending the plan and railing against its critics, including gesturing to the gathered media, saying:

"You people with this phony Emoluments Clause'

Which CNN quickly fact-checked with a graphic consisting of the language of the relevant clause in the U.S. Constitution.

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CNN Hit Back at Trump's 'Phony Emoluments Clause' Claim With a Real Time Fact Check for the Ages